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Bug#747649: ITP: ceph-dkms -- Ceph FS and RBD Linux kernel drivers (DKMS version)



On Sat, 10 May 2014 21:02:53 Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Please don't do this.

I had to do it for troubleshooting as well as for delivering bugfix and new 
features support. I agree is should be temporary thing but I see no harm in 
it. I think I'm not the only one who might need it. For example there is 
upstream bug report to package modules for RHEL separately:

    http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/6986

In any case I'm planning to target it for "experimental" only.
I know it is not suitable for release without upstream support.

Why do you think we'd be better without ceph-dkms?

Would it be OK for you if I keep it in experimental (or in unstable with RC 
bug "not suitable for release" to prevent migration to "testing")?


> If there are specific ceph features and bug fixes
> that should be backported, talk to the the kernel team.

Thank you. It might be a good idea to let you know about problems.
For instance I've been hit hard by the following bug (I/O errors on RBD 
device) that was just fixed by upstream (so I'll have to use my DKMS package 
until fix propagate to 3.14):

    http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/8226

Patch is included to the above bug report.

Trust me, I'm not doing it from boredom and it will be pity to let the effort 
die in vain...

-- 
All the best,
 Dmitry Smirnov.

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A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he
generally believes to be true.
        -- Demosthenes, Third Olynthiac, sct. 19 (349 BCE)

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